Johnny Jansen (born 2 March 1975) is a Dutch professional

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coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Liga 1 club

Bali United Bali United Football Club (; , ''æklub’ sépak bola Bali United'') is a professional football club based in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The club competes in the Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. Bali United emerged in 2015 as the ...

Managerial career

Jansen began his playing career with

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, ) is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the m ...

, but had to cut his playing career short due to being diagnosed with

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. and spent his later playing career in amateur leagues in the Netherlands. In the year 2000, he began working with Heerenveen as an academy manager, and in 2014 was appointed assistant manager. On 3 June 2019, he was named the head manager of Heerenveen in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

. In April 2023, Jansen was appointed head coach of

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side Safa. Only two months later, in June 2023, Jansen returned to the Netherlands, signing for

PEC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

as head coach for two years. After finishing 2 years in PEC Zwolle, he continue his journey to Indonesia, where he will manage Liga 1 club

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Janssen, Johnny 1975 births Living people Footballers from Heerenveen Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Eerste Divisie players SC Heerenveen players SC Veendam players Dutch football managers SC Heerenveen managers SC Heerenveen non-playing staff Eredivisie managers Safa SC managers PEC Zwolle managers Bali United F.C. managers Dutch expatriate football managers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Expatriate football managers in Lebanon Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate football managers in Indonesia 20th-century Dutch people